Difference Between FI and FI-AA

We have noticed this month that we have a difference between FI (Accumulated depreciation for the account 2815000) and FI-AA (Accumulated depreciation in FI-AA report S_ALR_87011990).

After some investigations we noticed that this difference was already present from the beginning of the exercise 2011. And we also noticed that this difference appears between the accumulated depreciation in 31.12.2010 and 01.01.2011 (so between the close of 2010 and the beginning of 2011) in the FI-AA report.

But when we lunch the T-CODE KE5T for the account 281500 there is no difference.

Any suggestion to find the cause of this problem (program to perform, T-code to lunch..)

The difference in Asset Report due to Asset Capitalization Date. I mean First Capitalization Date. You check your Asset First Capitalization date.

Normally and 100%, I can tell you that Depreciation and Accumulated
depreciation will always be the same and equal. And if you already found the difference in the very beginning, then you need to post a JV to adjust this value.

After some investigations that i explain hereunder i found the cause of the problem BUT I DON't KNOW HOW IT ARRIVED :

1- Extraction of the S_ALR_87011990 report with date 31.12.2010;
2- Extraction of the same report with date 01.01.2011;
3- Comprarison betwen accumulated depreciation in the and of the year 2010 and accumulated depreciation in the begenning of the years 2011.
==> Normally the two depreciations have to be equals but i noticed
that for one fixed asset there is a difference and this is exactly the difference that i have betwen GL and FI-AA. This amount is the equivalent of one year of depreciation for this asset.

Here we see that SAP made and adjustement in 2011 by adding 5 200 to the accumulated depreciation (One year of depreciation) . But when i look for the expected depreciation SAP will depreciat the asset only until 2016 and no until 2017 (Useful life 10 years) ==> In the end of the life of the asset SAP will deprectiate completely the asset.

For your information a transfer of asset class was made on this fixed asset (in 22.08.2011)

Any suggestion for why SAP made an adjustment on 2011 and does not wait for 2017 to complete the depreciation

When AA depreciation is different from g/l depreciation, or same issue for accumulated depreciation in both places, processing is not complete.

Processing includes the closing of one year and opening the next, and running all the proper programs that need to be run to support assets and depreciation.

Forgetting to run AFAR before closing a subledger and running the final AFAB might be the culprit. Cannot say. It also sounds like the depreciation for the one asset did not update the ledger (general).

Did any other assets in the same class have depreciation in year of issue?
If other assets in same class were OK, then problem is probably not at class level.
Does this asset have a unique depreciation key for some reason?
Are other depreciation areas for the same asset in similar issue, or just the one DA?

Thank you for your answer but only this asset is in this case, we have a difference of 5 200 between GL and FI-AA and this is exactly the difference generated by this asset ==> on 2011 SAP expect to depreciate this asset about 10 400 euros which is the equivalent of 2 years of depreciation.

Do the asset value date of the receiving asset, and the posting date of the ABUMN fall into the same year? I believe SAP forces these to match by disallowing posting until the asset value date is in the financial posting fiscal year.

Also make sure that the Capitalized on date of the receiving asset ties appropriately to the Ordinary Depreciation Start Date. I think the selection in ABUMN for the asset value date becomes both the Capitalized on date, and determines the month (or other convention) for the Ordinary Depreciation Start Date. However, in AS02 the Ordinary Depreciation Start Date can be changed manually.

This is all a hunch about the ABUMN. Maybe worthwhile to investigate until answer is found.
Regards

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